Name: Anonymous 2005-05-10 17:03
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Japan gets a huge amount of Limited Edition or Special Edition games repackaged. This is a great way to put out more copies of a game, preventing "rare RPG on Ebay" syndrome. The US has released "greatest hits at cheap prices," but these are often very selective titles from a couple companies, rather than something for fans.
Notable special editions include the Ps1 era squaresoft titles (FF7, PE, XG, etc), ZOE, Xenosaga, FF1+2, etc.
The US gets, um... Halo 2.
The obvious response is lack of demand, a limited special edition is by definition limited in supply, and demanding to fans who want to collect a game or own extras. It provides additional copies that are available, but still limited. As opposed to buying a price gouged version of the regular copy online because an initial low production.
Japan gets a huge amount of Limited Edition or Special Edition games repackaged. This is a great way to put out more copies of a game, preventing "rare RPG on Ebay" syndrome. The US has released "greatest hits at cheap prices," but these are often very selective titles from a couple companies, rather than something for fans.
Notable special editions include the Ps1 era squaresoft titles (FF7, PE, XG, etc), ZOE, Xenosaga, FF1+2, etc.
The US gets, um... Halo 2.
The obvious response is lack of demand, a limited special edition is by definition limited in supply, and demanding to fans who want to collect a game or own extras. It provides additional copies that are available, but still limited. As opposed to buying a price gouged version of the regular copy online because an initial low production.